Fire extinguisher carrier



A ril 29, 1941. w. L. RoEssNER FIRE EXTINGUISHER CARRIER Filed March 1, 1939 Patented Apr. 29, 1941 FIRE ax'rmoursnsa CARRIE-R William Louis Roessner, Denver, 0010., assignor to Bertha L. MacGregor, trustee Application March 1, 1939, Serial No. 259,131

2 Claims.

This invention relates ,to fire extinguisher oarriers adapted for carrying extinguishers of the grenade type.

The main object of the invention is to provide a carrier for one or a plurality of extinguishers, in which the extinguishers are easily positioned and from which they are quickly and easily removable.

Another object is to provide a carrier extremely light in weight, which is easily mountable on and removable from a fixed support, whereby the carrier and extinguishers may be carried conveniently as a unit from one place to another, or the extinguishers may be removed from the carrier 'while the latter is mounted on the fixed support.

Another object is to provide a balanced carrier in which a plurality of extinguishers may be carried in vertical positions.

Another object is to produce a carrier provided with illuminating means, whereby a fireman or other person may carry the extinguishers and carrier in one hand and illuminate the premises, while leaving his other hand free for necessary work. The carrier is also adapted to be hung on a vfiremans belt so as to leave both hands free.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of means on the carrier for protecting the grenades against unintentional breakage and for diffusing the extinguishing fluid when the container is broken to release (the chemical.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a carrier embodying my invention, removably mounted on a wall, showing four fire extinguisher grenades mounted in the carrier, two of the grenades being shown enclosed in guards and two without guards.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the carrier and a grenade mounted therein,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the invention as shown in Fig. 1, with the upper lamps removed.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation similar to Fig. 2, but

showing the carrier provided with means for guarding the grenade mounted therein, and the grenade in the process of removal from the guard and carrier.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged top plan view of a grenade and guard and part of the carrier, some parts having been left out so as to leave visible the guard mounting means.

The extinguisher grenades to be carried by the carrier of my invention are indicated as a whole at I 0, and as herein shown, they comprise a shatterable container II, metal or other handle I2 and frame l3. An eyelet I4 is formed on or secured to the top of the frame l3. The grenades may be broken manually to release the fire extinguishing chemical, or they may be provided with thermo-respo-nsive means in the handle for automatically breaking the container II, as is well understood in the art.

In that embodiment of my invention shown in the drawing, the carrier comprises upper and lower horizontal bars l5 and I6, respectively, connected to a handle member indicated as a Whole at H. The upper bar l5 has secured to its face a plurality of clips or eyelets l8, in this case four in number, and preferably the eyelet apertures are rectangular in cross section. They are adapted to receive the upper ends M of the extinguisher grenades Ill. The lower bar It has secured to it a plurality of spring metal clips [9, aligned vertically with the eyelets 18 on the upper bar. The clips I9 each consist of two forwardly directed spring arms adapted to receive between [them a grenade handle l2.

The handle member ll of the carrier preferably comprises a single piece of metal, cast or formed as shown to provide a vertical handle portion 2%], horizontal handle portion 2|, upper vertical wall attaching portion 22, offset portion 23, and lower vertical wall attaching portion 24. The parts 26 and 2| provide a hook-like handle. The portions 22 and 24 are provided with keyhole slots 25, 26, respectively, to receive the nails 21 or other devices fixed in the wall 28. The offset portion 23 is in a vertical plane located forwardly of the wall attaching portions and is so disposed, relatively to the handle 20, 2!, that the carrier is balanced both longitudinally and laterally when the bars I5 and I6 are secured to the portion 23 and grenades ID are positioned in the retaining devices l8 and I9 on said bars.

Rearwlardly the offset portion 23 is provided with spring metal clips 29 for holding an electric battery lamp 3!! having a vertically disposed lens 3| and a switch 32. The lamp 30 is removable and is rotatable about its own axis when held by the clips 29, whereby the lens 3| may be made (toface in any desired direction. Additional lamps 30' having lenses 3| may be mounted in clips 29 on the bar l5, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Preferably, but not necessarily, I provide the carrier with guards for the grenades ill. Each guard comprises two screen-like members 33, 34, relatively rigid, shaped to receive the container portion of a grenade between them. The rearward guard member 34 is secured to the carrier by any desired means, but preferably at its upper end to the bar l5 beneath an eyelet ill, by

means of the rigid connector 35 (Fig. 4) and at its lower end within the spring clip IS. The forward guard member 33 is hingedly secured to the member 34 by hinges 3B, 36, best shown in Figs. 4 and 5, The lower part of the guard member 33, when in closed position on the grenade, is retained between the arms of the clip [9.

When the carrier and grenades are being carried, or are mounted on a wall, as shown, the guards 33, 34 protect the container ll against unintentional breakage. If the grenades should be broken by the automatic means referred to, as in case of fire, the guards serve to diffuse the extinguishing chemical and thereby render it more effective for its intended purpose. If it is desired to throw the grenades to extinguish fire at a distance, the operator will grasp the handle l2, draw it forwardly out of the clip I9 and automatically open the guard, and by lowering the grenade slightly, the upper end 14 is withdrawn from the eyelet I8. Thus the grenades may be quickly removed from the carrier for manual breaking of the container H.

When the carrier and grenades are being carried as a unit to the scene of a fire, the device as a whole will be balanced so that the grenades will be in vertical positions, and the premises may be illuminated by the lamp 3!! with or without lamps 30.

The grenades are protected against unintentional breakage while stationary as well as when they are being transported, and the guards serve not only to protect the grenades but also to diffuse the chemical in the automatic operation of the extinguishers. The extremely light weight and minimum structural parts of the carrier are great advantages in safety and economy.

Changes may be made in details of construction without departing from the scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A fire extinguisher carrier for carrying extinguishers of the grenade type, consisting essentially of a pair of bars, means rigidly connecting said bars in vertically spaced, parallel, horizomtally disposed relation, a handle on the upper end of said connecting means, wall engaging portions in said connecting means located in a vertical plane laterally of the bar connecting portion, and vertically aligned means on said bars for engaging and removably supporting an extinguisher grenade.

2. A fire extinguisher carrier for carrying extinguishers of the grenade type, comprising an open frame having upper and lower horizontal bars, a handle secured to the frame and extending laterally of the frame on opposite sides thereof,. a wall abutting member extending downwardly between the handle and frame, and vertically aligned means on said bars for engaging ancl removably supporting an extinguisher grenade.

WILLIAM LOUIS ROESSNER. 

